Breckenridge Vanilla Porter

Brewed by Breckenridge Brewery
Style: Porter
Denver, Colorado USA

Bottle. No date on label. Pours a deep dark mahogany with very little beige head. Nose is very coffee like with notes of vanilla, chocolate, and roastiness. Kind of thin in body and with a hidden carbonation that is fairly intense once in the mouth, as well as slightly chalky at times. Flavor is chocolately and roasty with some nuttiness. There are vanilla flavors kind of over the top of everything else. In the finish there is some ashiness along with roastiness and light bitterness. Maybe a hint of cola too. Slightly overdone on the burnt malt flavors and maybe on the vanilla as well even though I do like them. The cigarette ash is a bummer though. Not bad, not quite right, but not bad. I think I’d try it again.

Pours a deep, dark brown color with a thin tan head. Vanilla is definitely present in the aroma. Also some brown sugar and possibly molasses. Heavy vanilla presence in the flavor, as well as some roasted malt. A good balance, and done very well. One of the better porter’s I have had.

Very dark brown/garnet but not terribly thick-looking; tan, mostly fizzy, slightly frothy head diminishes into a tiny ring. Aroma and flavor are almost identical: Very heavy vanilla, light caramel and toffee; sweet; almost no noticeable hops. By the time you get halfway through the beer your "vanilla sensors" have worn out, and the true plainness of the beer comes out. Medium body; lightly sticky. I absolutely love this level of vanilla, but without the vanilla this would be an extremely lame beer; not anywhere near as sugary or sticky as some people are making it out to be at all.

Pours out black with a moderate tan head. Aroma is of vanilla and slight roasted malt. Taste is vanilla, roasted malt and a touch of other sugary sweetness. Sweetness lingers a bit too long on the finish, but otherwise this isn’t a bad beer.

Bottle from Capones. Pours brown with ruby edges and an average size tan head. Aroma of roast, chocolate malts, and vanilla extract. The flavor is vanilla, sweet, and roasted chocolate malts. good brew.

Bottle. Poured black with q frothy off-white head. Aroma of chocolate and a light vanilla undertone. The flavor finds vanilla, chocolate and a slight roast. Full body, soft carbonation, and sweet throughout.

Bottle. Pours very dark garnet with beige head and bubbles on the side of the glass. The aroma is some vanilla and faint coffee, with a bit of milk chocolate. In the flavor the vanilla is not subtle at all. Vanilla beans everywhere. There are some smooth malt flavors in there, too, a la a regular porter, but it’s mostly vanilla. This is a very drinkable beer, but I would like the vanilla toned down some.

12oz bottle.
Pours a clear dark ruby brown. White head is razor-thin but stays around for quite a while and leaves a moderate amount of lacing. Aroma is faint and basically vanilla and toffee without much else. Flavor is a buffet of vanilla, toffee, dry grain, lots of chocolate with a persistent raisin-like essence lingering on the back of the tongue. Surprisingly well-layered after the aroma suggested this beer would be tedious and one-dimensional. Medium-thick and creamy palate. A pretty impressive offering from a brewery that usually doesn’t excite me.